MADISON, Wis.– UW Health’s Dr. Jasmine Zapata has been following the trials that will test how the COVID-19 vaccine impacts pregnant women and children.
“Every single day that I am at work, there are mothers and families asking about the vaccine or how to protect themselves from COVID,” Zapata said. “Many of these trials are getting started and there are researchers that are working to recruit women who are willing to be in these studies. So, pretty soon, we should have some better data about that.”
Pregnant women and children were not included in the original vaccine trials. Starting this month, Zapata said they will be.
“Currently there is no data about how the vaccine works on pregnant women,” she said. “The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, they actually recommend that pregnant women should not be withheld from getting the vaccine but they should be able to make their own decision.”
Zapata also said there are studies that have already been approved to see if immune cells can be passed on in breast milk.
“They’re recommending that it is okay from their research for women to get the COVID vaccine.”
While no conclusive data has been collected yet, Zapata said we can expect better answers in the coming months.
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